READ-ALOUD RHYMES FOR THE VERY YOUNG

author/ selected by: Jack Prelutsky

illustrated by: Marc Brown

genre: poetry

summary: This book is a collection of 200 poems by different authors. These poems describe every occasion, event and every experience a young child can have. A reader can find poems about every day house activities from brushing teeth, eating lunch to night bath time. There are also rhymes about nature, changing seasons, different animals, holidays and etc. All the poems are easy to read and their meanings can be easily captured. Rhymes do have patterns and majority of them show a new way of looking at the described topic.

grade level : This book is appropriate for preschool through second grade.

characters: various characters in poems, f.e. sometimes these are kids, sometimes animals, sometimes elements of changing seasons, f.e. wind during winter.

comments: All the poems are very well picked out and would definitely catch the attention of a young child. They all talk about topics that young readers or listeners can easily apply to and understand. All the poems have hidden educational messages f.e. why you should not squeeze out half a tube of toothpaste or why you should have nice table manners. These messages are given in a fun and interesting way. This is a type of book that would be often requested by young children and would be definitely enjoyed by them. Illustrations match exactly what the poems are about. There is an appropriate illustration for each of 200 poems in the book.